When are bills uploaded?

Students are not billed until they are actually registered. After registration is confirmed, the beginning of the billing cycle starts in mid-June or early July for fall semester students; early-November for spring semester students; and mid-April for summer students. Continuous billing statements are uploaded on or before the fifteenth of the month for active students with a prearranged payment plan.

What if I can't find my bill or did not receive a bill before it is time to pay?

View your bill online. If the address on the bill online is not correct, contact the Office of the Registrar to correct your address. Just remember that payment deadlines are neither extended nor suspended because you can't find or didn't receive a bill.

When is the tuition due date?

The fall semester due date is August 1

The spring semester due date is December 1

The summer semester due date is May 1

If a student is registering after the semester's tuition due date, but before the beginning of classes, then tuition is due prior to being given registration clearance.

Will tuition payment extensions be considered if I cannot meet the deadline?

If you require an extension beyond the tuition deadline, you can email the Office of Student Accounts at studentaccounts@sva.edu to request an extension for review and consideration.

How can payment be made?

By personal check, bank check or money order drawn on a US bank in US funds made payable to SVA, wire transfer, or by Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover Card or JCB International card. Students should always include their ID number on the check or money order to properly credit their account. Please do not send post-dated checks. They will be deposited upon receipt. Double endorsed, or third party, checks are not accepted.

Please be aware that there is a $20 fee for all returned checks, plus any late fees that may apply. All returns are redeposited. Any student with multiple returns may no longer be allowed to pay by personal check.

You can also pay your bill online. The School of Visual Arts, in conjunction with Cashnet, has a secure web-based service that allows students and parents to receive and pay their college bills online.

How can I pay by wire transfer?

You will need the following information to send a wire transfer to SVA to pay for your tuition. Please allow 2-3 business days for processing.

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

420 Montgomery Street

San Francisco, CA 94104

Attn: Operations Manager

For the account of School of Visual Arts

Account Number: 4121919880

ABA Number: 121000248

Swift code: WFBIUS6S

Be sure to indicate the student's SVA ID number.

What is the SVA Payment Plan?

Students may choose to pay annual tuition charges in 10 monthly installments; 5 installments per semester. The agreement is for the fall and spring semesters and payments begin on August 1 and end on May 1. Students will be asked to sign the Payment Plan Application and Agreement form. SVA offers this option free of any interest or finance charge. There is a $200 processing fee for participating in the plan. SVA will consider all approved financial aid awards when calculating the payment plan, thereby reducing the amount of the monthly installment.

International students are only eligible for the payment plan after they have attended at least one full-time semester at SVA and paid the tuition on time and in full.

Provided your previous semester balance is paid in full, your payment record with SVA has not been in default and you are not an international student in his/her first year, you may fill out the Payment Plan Application and Agreement and send it to us for review. You will find the form on the right-hand side of this page.

If my parents (company, grandparents, spouse, godfather) are paying my bill, why don't you send it to them?

According to federal law (FERPA-the Buckley Amendment) a college student's record, including student account records and bill, are the student's property and responsibility. You must give us a written approval requesting that all bills are to be sent to your designated billing address. Just remember that when you are accepted to the College, your first agreement is between you and the College. We agree to provide instructional services and by you accepting your enrollment you are agreeing to pay for it. Your other agreement is between you and the person(s) promising to make payment. Even if you send us a written approval of a designated person or billing address, the bill will be sent to your attention in care of the assigned billing address. You are still solely responsible for any payments due to the College and solely responsible for making sure that all payments are made when due by whomever you assign to pay your tuition.

My parents are divorced and their agreement says that my father and/or mother is/are obligated to pay for my college education. If they or I send you a copy of the court agreement, will you send them the bill?

Such terms in a divorce do not constitute payment arrangements for your College bill. This is a private matter between your parents and has nothing to do with the College. The bill will be sent to your attention in care of the assigned billing address. You are solely responsible for any payments due to the College and solely responsible for making sure that all payments are made when due by whoever has been assigned to pay your tuition.

Part of my bill will be paid by me and the other part will be paid by an assigned billing address. Can you send two different bills? No. Only one bill for the total amount due will be sent to an assigned billing address. You are solely responsible for all payments due to the College.

My employer has a tuition reimbursement plan. Can I defer payment until I get reimbursed?

No. Tuition reimbursement means they will pay you back for whatever tuition you paid. Most of these plans require that the student complete the course with a required grade. Such agreements are between the employee and the employer. Remember, you are solely responsible for all payments due to the College.

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